Ahead Quote by Yadier Molina

When a catcher has to use his thumb to give signs, that means the pitcher has more than four pitches.

— Tim McCarver

Any time a guy gets hit, it's between the pitcher and the catcher, the manager, whoever. Whoever's decision it was.

— Marcus Semien

You have to draft a catcher, because if you don't have one, the pitch will roll all the way back to the screen.

— Casey Stengel

Look, the umpires behind the plate? They're human. They're doing the best they can to try to call balls and strikes. I understand that…

— Max Scherzer

As a pitcher, you're supposed to succeed, and you're not supposed to give up a hit.

— Clayton Kershaw

Hitting is timing. Pitching is upsetting timing.

— Warren Spahn

As a catcher, you have to put your focus on what you're doing defensively. You learn how to put your at-bats aside if you're…

— Buster Posey

That's one thing I learned from watching great hitters hit. A lot of hitters, they're ready to hit from pitch one.

— J. D. Martinez

A hitter's impatience is the pitcher's biggest advantage.

— Pete Rose

Years ago, you never concerned yourself with pitch counts. Now, with statistics telling you that between this number and that number bad things happen…

— Joe Torre

A good hitter has timing. A good pitcher upsets timing.

— Warren Spahn

If a pitcher sees you fiddling with the bat, he'll stall until your arms are tired before you even get a chance to hit.

— Paul Waner